By Matt Smith On paper, Penn Wood should’ve taken care of business against Bishop Shanahan in the first round of the District One Class AAAA playoffs. In really, it was no contest. Behind Malik Jackson’s 15-point performance, the No. 8…
Round 1 Romp: Aces throttle CB East 77-43
By Bryan Marchment ’15, www.acehoops.com It took the Aces a few minutes to get on the board Tuesday night, but once they did, the floodgates opened in a big way. The same could not be said for Central Bucks East.…
Johnson’s hot start sends Chester to opening-round win
Chester High passed its first-round District One Class AAAA tournament test with flying colors Saturday afternoon. Mahir Johnson scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the first quarter as the Clippers cruised to a 76-45 triumph over West Chester…
Leibig lifts Haverford to first playoff win in 13 years
By Matt DeGeorge Tom Leibig’s performance Friday brought a tear to Haverford coach Keith Heinerich’s eyes. It left Upper Darby coach Bob Miller speechless. On the court, Leibig’s evening did more than that, booking a little piece of history for…
Academy Park can’t rebound in loss to Pennsbury
His team’s best rebounder had fouled out when the home clock started to malfunction. A meeting of the minds convened at the scorer’s table, and Terran Hamm wanted in. The game’s officials agreed that 1 minute, 21 seconds remained. Hamm…
Early hole too big for Ridley to dig out of
By Dillon Friday Here’s a question. How does a basketball team go scoreless for an entire quarter, fail to a hit a single field goal in the second half and win? Shooting 80 percent from the field in the first…